Support for drawers of cabinets, &amp;c.



PATENTED APR. 14 J. D. RIPSON L B.`G. SAMPSON. SUPPORT FOR DRAWERS 0FOABINETS, 6m.

APPLICATION FILED OTG| 1907.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.A

JOHN D. RIPSON, OF ROCHESTER, AND ERICK G. SAMPSON, OF JAMESTOWN, NEWYORK, ASSIGNORS TO ART METAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, OF JAMESTOWN, NEWYORK, A

CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SUPPORT FOR DRAWERS OF CABINETS, &c.

To all whomit may concern.'

Be it known that we, JOHN D. RiPsoN, a resident of Rochester, in thecount f of Monroe and State of New York, and RICK G.

SAMPsoN, a resident of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua', State ofNew York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Supports forDrawers for Cabinets, Snc. and we do hereby declare the following to beaV full, clear, and exact description thereof.

Our invention relates to supports for drawers of cabinets, liling cases,etc., its object being to provide a simple and efficient form of deviceby.means of which the drawer is held in a horizontal position whenwithdrawn fromthe' cabinet and so limited in its movement as to preventits accidentally dropping when drawn out to its full length.

A further object of our invention is to provide'a device of thischaracter in -which the parts are so arranged that the drawer may bereed from the -support and lifted therefrom without the removal of anyof the parts, while at the same time the parts are readily accessiblefor removal in cases of repair.'

Our invention comprises the novel features hereinafter set forth andclaimed.

v In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical section of theupper part of a cabinet with a drawer in elevation partly drawn from thecabinet, dotted lines showing the drawer pulled out full lengthand inposition to be detached from the cabinet; Fig. 2 is a section on -theline 2 2 Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is an interior view of one of the sides showingthe drawer withdrawn; Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are inlarged sections on thelines 4 4, 5 5 and 6 6, respectively, Fig. 3.

In the drawing the numeral -2 designates a portion of a cabinet orfiling casevprovided with drawers 3. Secured to the inner side walls 4of the cabinet are the Z-bars 6 andV Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led October 26, 1907.

Patented April 14,. 1908,

Serial No. 399,287.

upset as at 17 and secured within the channel at the end thereof is thecushion block 18 formed of leather or other suitable mate- Theplate l()is also provided with the buffer 19.

Plates 2() are secured to the forward endof the .sides of the case orcabinet, said plates having the stops 21 adjacent to the ends of theZ-bars 7 and in the path of the buffer 1) on the plate 10. 1n thismanner the withdrawal of the channels is prevented until the plates 20are removed. (xuide plates 22 are secured to the plates 20 and securedto said guide lates by means of the spindles 24 are the id e rollers 25upon which the channels are ada ted to travel. The outer ends of thechanne s' are upset as at 26 and secured within the channels are thebuffers 27. The outer ends of the channel bars have their flanges cutaway as at 28 to permit of the removal of the drawer, as fullyhereinafter set The drawer. has secured to its sides the strips 30 androllers 31 are secured to said strips by means of the spindles 32.-These rollers are adapted to engage the 'channels of the channel barsand are adapted ,to travel back and forth therein.

When the drawer is in its closed position in the cabinet the ends of theplates 10 bear against the buffers 15 and the rollers 31 bear againstthe buHers 18 at the inner ends of the channel bars. When it is desiredto withvvdraw the drawer the operator` grasps the handle 35 at the frontof the drawer and pulls on the drawer. The drawer moves out, the rollers3 traveling in the channels until said rollers strike the front bufferson saidl channel bars, whereupon the channel bars are withdrawn, thewheels at the inner ends thereof traveling in the guide formed by theupper 'and .lower Z-bars 6 and 7. The drawer may be withdrawn in thismanner until the buffers 19 strike the stops on the plates 20, whereuponthe further outward movement of the drawer is-arrested. The draweristhen -supported by the extended channel bars and is held in a rigidhorizontal position. In Case it is desired to remove the drawer when inthis position it is only necessary to'bring the front pair of rollers 31in line with the cut-away ortions 28 of the channel bars, whereupon ylifting up on the drawer the said rollers are released from the' ner weprovide not only for a drawer support any other reason, it is onlynecessary to reyand said ch'annel bars.

the combination of a cabinet, filing case or channel bars and the entiredrawer is freed and may be readily removed. In this manin which thedrawer is held against accidental displacement .when withdrawn but atthe same time one in which the drawer may be entirely removed whendesired without the necessity of. removin any ofthe parts of thesuspension device. n case it is desired to remove the channel bars forthe purpose of i said guides, stops in the path of said channel renewingthe wheels mounted thereon or for move the plates 20 whereupon thechannel bars may be readily removed without. difficulty.

What We claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a cabinet,filing case or the like, guides on the walls of same, a drawer, slidablechannel bars moving in said guides, wheels carried by said channel barsmoving in said guides, plates removably se. cured to the walls of saidcabinetnear the outer portion thereof, -said plates having stops in thepath of said channel bars, and slidable connections between said drawer2. In a device of. the character described, the combination of acabinet, filing case or the like, guides on the inner walls of same, adrawer, slidable channel bars moving in said guides, and stops in thepath of said channel ars, projections on the outer walls of said drawerslidably engaging said channel bars, stops at the outer ends of saidchannel bars, said channel bars having cut-away portions in theirllanges to admit of the passage of said projections therethrough toremove the drawer.

3. In a device of the character described,

the like, guides on the inner walls of same, a drawer, slidable channelbars movable in said uides, stops in the path of said channel bars,wheels carried bysaid drawer engaging said channel bars, and stopson'said channel bars in the ath ofsaid Wheels.

4. In a c evice of the character described,

the combination cfa cabinet, ling case Or y the llke, guides on theinner walls of same, a l

drawer, slidable channel bars movable in said guides, stops in the pathof said channel bars, strips on the outer walls of said drawer, wheelscarried by said stripsengagin said channel bars, and stops on saidchanne bars in the path of said wheels.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of a cabinet,iiling case or the like, guides on the inner walls of same, a drawer,`slidable channel bars moving in bars, wheels carried on the outer wallsof said drawer, said channel bars having their flanges cutaway torelease said Wheels therefrom, and stops inthe path of said wheels.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of a,cabinet, filing case or the like, Z'ebars secured to the, inner walls ofsame forming guiding grooves, the upper Z-bar extending beyond thelower, slidable `supports moving in 'said grooves, plates secured to thewalls of said cabinet having stops in front 'of said lower Z-bar in thepath of said supports, and slidable connections between said drawer andsaid supports.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a cabinet,filing case or the like, Z-bars secured to the inner walls of sameforming guiding grooves, the upper Z-bar extending beyond the lower,slidable supports moving in said grooves, plates selcured to the wallsof' said cabinet having stops in front of said lower Z-bar in the pathof'said supports, brackets carried by said plate, idle rollers in. saidbrackets, and slidable connections between said drawer and saidsupports.

In testimony whereof, we the said JOHN D. RirsoN and ERICK G. SAMPSONhave hereunto set our hands.

JOHN D. RIPSON. ERICK G. SAMPSON.

Witnesses as to Ripson:

MORITZ SOHOENEBERG, KENDnioK R. WILGUs.

Witnesses as to Sampson: CHAs. B. LEACH, C. W. STRONG

